>> perdue: we saw the amount of trade damage that was happening here. the need was out there in order to keep these farmers where they could continue. not be made whole, but to continue to survive to farm again the next year. >> ken cook: they made changes for the very largest farmers. if you're a small farmer, you don't have to worry about the limits. you're gonna not come close to hitting them. but large farmers, they changed it so that a husband could get $250,000. his wife could get $250,000. >> stahl: ken cook is the president of the environmental working group that's been tracking farm subsidies for decades and now the direct payments to farmers under the trump administration's bail out. the u.s.d.a. data cook obtained through a search of public records show frs way over the cap. they do it by exploiting permissive eligibility rules that the administration adopted from congress' farm bills. those rules allow big farms to collect maximum payments on behalf of not just the farmer, but many others. >> cook: cousins, uncles, aunts. >> stahl: so let's

we want to thank you and secretary perdue for your hard work. the staff has been an excellent work putting this program together. we want to thank congressman inking about agriculture. many thanks for helping the people that feet american people. we look forward to continuing to work with you, mr. trump. we appreciate it. pres. trump: th's true. i called him. i had never spoke to him. i got good support from the beginning. we have e come through. they feed, feel, and sustain our nation. they are proud defenders of the american way of life. i stand by their side in this hour of need. the food chains are now back to almost working perfectly again. they had some interruptions which you knew about. we were able to take very bold action. you saw that. that action caused them to do what they had to do. they are in good shape. very shortly, they will be in perfect shape. people were worried about that. the action we totook was very important. we did a good job. i would like to ask secretary perdue to say a few words followed by ivanka. please. >> i rem

and secretary perdue i should say has agreed to investigate. i also sent a letter to attorney general barr requesting an investigation into potential price manipulation or other anticompetitive activities in the beef market. our pork industry, mr. president, is also struggling due to the coronavirus pandemic. the temporary closure of the smithfield plant in sioux falls created significant challenges for the 550 independent pork producers in south dakota and surrounding states and for our nation's food supply system. in the wake of the smithfield plant closure announcement, i led a letter to secretary perdue requesting financial assistance for pork producers and i've been closely monitoring the situation. i'm pleased that the smithfield plant is in compliance with centers for disease control and prevention and occupational safety and health administration guidance and will gradually resume operations starting today. mr. president, no discussion of the challenges facing farmers right now would be complete without discussing biofuels. ethanol biod

sonny perdue: thank you to my former colleague. it is good to be with you. give you with which i had the honor to serve on the governor's counsel. so another work and i appreciate the convening of this topic. almost like every crisis has its own language if you think about it. and who who thought about food supply chains prior to now. and i guess, more americans are aware and revolve often talked about the fact that in modern-day america, and certainly in urban america, the most people think about good really comes from the grocery store. with the food supply chain, within the problem and the expectations and understanding exactly what has happened here in america. i am even guilty of not understanding the very dual threat parallel reduction in a processing and logistics and delivery system that we had in the united states of america. when we think about the context of what we faced, over 50 percent of the food we consume, is being consumed out of the home. we had a production scheme, very efficient synchronized emigrated, sophisticated integrated livery sys

we are glad to be joined by sonny perdue along with ivanka

secretary perdue has been a great way for us to move forward. i want to thank you and your family. with us, it's all about our families and our family operations. your family is just as dedicated to this. a vodka, we thank you for the support. it is so meaningful. together, we get through this. we defeat this. we keep the highest quality, safest, most sustainable protein sources on the plate of americans all through this. thank you. pres. trump: any questions? >> [inaudible] cattlemen, chicken farmers, pork producers. have they euthanized their flocks already?

outsiders, like senator rick scott and david perdue. as a family physician who continued to see patients, even as he served in congress, dr. coburn always had a special passion for fixing our broken health care system. he understood better than anyone that our health care woes begin at a fundamentally broken system in need of transparency. more choice for patients, and market driven reforms to put decision making back into the hands of americans and their care providers. my bills to lower prescription drug prices and ensure every patient knows what they have to pay before they pay it, were introduced with invaluable input from dr. coburn. as we all should, he recognized that no matter how vast the distance between our positions seems to be, health care is and

i heard secretary produce a it. -- secretary perdue say it. what sets us apart from the world is our ability to produce quality and deliver it on time, our infrastructure, and that is what sets us apart from the world, and if we ever break that confidence with the rest of the world, we may never gain those markets back. julie anna: absolutely. sec. glickman: so i have a question, probably more for katie than anybody. there are a lot of questions about s.n.a.p. and this new food box that the usda is going to get to consumers, whether it is through the feeding america program or elsewhere, and the question is that s.n.a.p. used to have a much greater bipartisan support for it, and it has become more partisan in recent years. youi am just curious how see the relationship between s.n.a.p. and all these millions of people coming in and signing up and participating in the food bank system. i mean, are you encouraging folks to go into the s.n.a.p. program if they qualify, for if theirgs permit qualifications, or waivers are needed? because a lot of p

committee thanks to the work from that fellow conservative outsiders like senator rick scott and david perdue and as a family physician who continued to see patients even as he served in congress, doctor coburn always had a special passion for fixing our broken health care system. he understood better than anyone that our health-care woes began as a fundamentally broken system in need of transparency. more choice per patient and market driven reforms to the decision-making back in the hands of americans and their providers. my bill is too low for the prescription drug prices and ensure every patient knows what they have to pay before they pay it introduced the invaluable input from doctor coburn. as we all should, he recognizes no matter how vast the distance between the position seems to be, health care is and always should be a bipartisan issue where compromise is necessary to help patients. in the summer of 18 i was honored he came to indiana to campaign with me. i will never forget what he said to the young man from the crowd at one of the events what can i doed now if i want to be a sena

spaceflights have involved astronauts graduating from perdue diversity. as nasa prepares for its first launch of u.s. astronauts since 2011 this wednesday, we will go back to its beginnings. to 1979, astronauts trained at morehead planetarium, where they learned celestial navigation techniques. >> at morehead, we still talk about the role we played on the front lines of the cold war, because the space race was a major, major initiative within the cold war. >> t minus 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0. ignition. >> we are in the campus of the university of north carolina at chapel hill. i am standing in front of the morehead building, home of the morehead planetarium, which is now the morehead planetarium and science center. john morehead iii is from a famous north carolina family. his grandfather was governor of north carolina. john motely morehead iii attended carolina as an undergraduate in the school of chemistry, made an accidental discovery in a chemistry lab as an undergraduate that ultimately led to the founding of union carbide, and he became an ex

perdue: while we are trying to keep workers safe and healthy. gov. reynolds: in tandem, we have done that. ppe,the testing, restructuring. trying to social distance where we can, look at the lines, separate the shifts. it is a partnership really. pres. trump: i think we had a great talk with the owners of the plants. big people. these are big companies, actually. you would not believe how many plants they have. i think it was a strong talk and they got the message. within a week and a half, we should be in great shape. >> the price of -- has really skyrocketed. farmers are hurting where is these meet packing plants are making a lot of money. is there something the federal government can do? pres. trump: i will ask the justice department to take a serious look into it. it should not happen that way. we are looking into that very strongly. >> what exactly? pres. trump: why is there a disparity, what is going on? it should not be that way. >> are steps -- are enough steps being taken to protect the health and safety of these workers? infected -- that is

spaceflights have involved astronauts graduating from perdue diversity. as nasa prepares for its first launch of u.s. astronauts since 2011 this wednesday, we will go back to its beginnings. to 1979, astronauts trained at morehead planetarium, where they learned celestial navigation techniques. >> at morehead, we still talk about the role we played on the front lines of the cold war, because the space race was a major, major initiative within the cold war. >> t minus 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0. ignition. >> we are in the campus of the university of north carolina at chapel hill. i amnd

perdue says the usda inspects the plants every morning employees are getting temperature checks, they have to wear masks, they're social distancing brian, poultry is $1 billion business in maryland even as this region becomes a hot spot, just this weekend residents were out protesting to open all businesses back up. back over to you >> obviously, the food supply chain has to work. you know how people -- sometimes when you hear, oh, you're going to limit purchases to this, we have supply chain worries here, it causes the exact reaction we don't need which is people saying, oh, my gosh, i better get to the store then we get this rush, this hoarding sort of mentality this is kind of a really important time for these companies and our supply chains right now. >> absolutely, brian i have a freezer full of frozen meat as well, so i definitely understand that concern. this is also an area where the federal government is starting to step in there are reports the cdc just began coming into the facilities on friday to contain the outbreak a new testing drive-through center that just opened up t

the agriculture secretary sonny perdue was there. all of the more masks. wore masks.em more >> you can do so much different step with all these different items. it is substantial, there is a great variety of different injury can do with it. >> that's very helpful. >> 100%. right off the farm. >> the program was designed to prioritize sulfur. >> exactly. >> perfect. >> it is dedicated right off the trailers to them. >> as you ramp up, how many were there we? -- will there be? >> 35,000. >> all directly from farms to businesses? >> right to the people who need it. >> [inaudible] >> c-span has unfiltered coverage of the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic with white house briefings, updates from governors and congress, and our daily call-in program washington journal, hearing your thoughts about the coronavirus crisis and if you missed any of our live coverage, watch anytime on-demand at c-span.org/coronavirus. federal reserve chairman jerome powell and treasury secretary steven mnuchin testified remotely before the senate banking committee about the

the president sonny perdue obviously you can see and, things are running a little bit delayed and weo the president as soon he walks into the room. we will take his words live. >> people have put their lives and livelihoods on hold making enormous sacrifice to not just protect their own health and loved ones but also their neighbors in the broader community. while we are all affected the burden has followed most heavily on those most least able to bear it. >> ed: there is jerome powell testifying before sent powell as congress takes a look at how the $2 trillion carriers act is helping with the economy dealing with the fall. our congressional correspondent chad pergram is live on capitol hill with some details. >> this is a first report card on the $2.2 trillion bill that both houses of congress passed back and marched to deal with coronavirus. how much money has gone out the door and why all $500 billion allocated for state and local governments, why that hasn't been spent here. there were sharp questions and steven mnuchin the treasury secretary indicates however that he sees econo

in march, i called secretary perdue to urge the department of agriculture to take action to ensure the integrity of the cattle market during the coronavirus pandemic. i followed it up with a letter requesting that the agriculture department's packers and stockyards division look into the volatility in the cattle market and that secretary perdu, i should say, has agreed to investigate. i also sent a letter to attorney general william barr requesting an investigation into potential price manipulation or other anticompetitive activities in the beef market. our pork industry, mr. president, is also struggling due to the coronavirus pandemic. the temporary closure of the smithfield plant in sioux falls created significant challenges for the 550 independent pork producers from south dakota and surrounding states and for our nation's food supply system. in the wake of the smithfield plant closure announcement, i wrote a letter to secretary perdue requesting financial assistance for pork producers, and i have been closely monitoring the situation. i'm pleased that the smithfield plant is in co

i was seeing the other day, perdue, great school, great college, university, and perdue is opening, anding. they're all announcing it. these are young people. these are students, young students. they're in great shape. they're in great shape. now, will you have an incident, one out of a million, one out of 500,000, will something happens, perhaps. but, you know, you can be driving to school and bad things can happen too. so no, we're going to open our country, we want it open. >> reporter: when you say dr. fauci is playing both sides, are you suggesting -- >> i was surprised by his answer, actually, because, uh, you know, uh, it's just -- to me it's not an acceptable answer. especially when it comes to schools. >> just to be precise, mayor bowser, that yesterday dr. fauci, i don't know if you were link to h listening to his testimony, he says there's a lot we don't know about coronavirus, how it could potentially affect young people, affect children. the president clearly disagreeing with him. dr. fauci making the case, let's be careful and cautious and not jump to conclusions. what do

. >> agriculture secretary sonny perdue was also there. all wore masks for the tour. [indiscernible] >> get one shot of that in there. one of the secretary. take that one out. let's take another. >> thank you. >> so much different stuff with all of these different items. talking -- we are [indiscernible] substantial. there is a different variety of things we can do with that. >> that is very healthy. right off of the farm. look how healthy that is. >> it is an appropriate time to prioritize small farms. exactly. [indiscernible] >> this is dedicated right off the trailers, right to them. 35,000 the year. >> all directly from farms to the business, so the people who need it the most. toyou will see how [indiscernible] -- thatthe food banks really attack -- [indiscernible] >> c-span has unfiltered coverage of the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic with white house rethinks, up -- briefings, updates from governors and "washington .ournal", hearing your thoughts if you missed any of our live coverage, watch anytime on demand at c-span.org/coronavirus. ♪ c-span ha

but we want to thank you, we want to thank secretary perdue for his hard work and his staff's done anputting this program together. we want to thank congress for thinking about agriculture, too, and delivering it to your desk for you to sign. so many thanks for helping the people that feed the american people. we look forward to continuing to work with you, mr. trump. we appreciate it. >> thank you very much. thanks, zippy. that's true. four and a half years ago i called zippy, never spoke to him, and he liked me, i liked him and i don't know, i got good support right from the beginning but we've come through. >> thank you for your tribute to my wife. >> she's a great woman. great woman. thank you very much, zippy. so just to conclude, american farmers, ranchers and growers feed, fuel and sustain our nation. they are proud defenders of the american way of life and i'm proud to stand right by their side in this hour of need and the food chains are now back to almost working perfectly again. they had some interruptions which you knew about, and we were able to take a very bold action. y

today, the secretary of agriculture, in the trump administration, sonny perdue, sent a sort of bizarre letter to jbs and to the other major american meat processor companies in this country and his letter to them basically told them that they need to open up all of their plants right now or else. it actually says at one point in the letter, quote, i exhort you to do this. semi colin. further action under the defense's executive order in the defense protection act is under consideration and will be taken if necessary. i exhort you to reopen these plants. you must. or else. i am threatening you. that's what the trump administration is doing at these plants where thousands of blue collar workers are being infected. the trump administration is exhorting them, threatening them, get back open, while they are not making it mandatory for those plants to follow rules on how to operate in the midst of the epidemic next certainly could. they decided not to make them mandatory. and what we're seeing is the companies don't even uniformly plan to test everyone so they know who is positive before the

farms facility are now being tested after 181 employees tested positive for the coronavirus perd perdue plants will now undergo cleaning every 24 hours >> sue, appreciate it. several calls on wall street today got our interest first up, s.n.a.p. downgraded to sell at citi the first saying it believes the market's revenue expectations are way too high who wants to take this pete, do you want to take this there's been a lot of optimism, a lot about this one lately. >> if i'm looking in that space, i like facebook. i love trading s.n.a.p., because s.n.a.p. has created so many different opportunities. it's hit five different times on unusual activity for us, since the stock was trading sub-13, and now here it is trading -- as a matter of fact, just the other day, it was trading 17.25. they bought 20,000 of the may 18.5 calls that expire in about two weeks. so, there's a lot of optimism about it, scott. and i think it's well served, because the idea, i think, right now is, look at the social media world and where are people going? and thaur goiey're going to cono be there a little bit longer

committee thanks to the work from fellow conservative outsiders like senatorik rick scott and david perdue. as a family physician who continued to see patients, even as he served in congress doctor coburn always had a special passion for fixing our broken healthcare system. he understood better than anyone that our healthcare woes begin at a fundamentally broken system in need of transparency. more choice for patients and market-driven reforms to make decision-making back into the hands of americans and their care providers. my bill to lower drug prices and ensure every patient knows what they have to pay before they pay it or introduced with invaluable input. as we all should, he recognizes that no matter how vast the distance between our position seemed to be, healthcare is and always should be a bipartisan issue where compromise is necessary to help patients. the summer01 of 18 i was honored that he came to indiana to campaign with me. i will never forget what he said to a young man from the crowd of one of our events what can i do now if i want to be a senator someday. he did not tell

have fallen ill in maryland, 400 in georgia. ( horn honks ) in virginia, workers protested outside a perduelant this week, demanding testing and paid time off. >> we understand that they provide meals for millions of people, but lives are more important right now. >> reporter: from coast to coast, about two dozen meatpacking plants have had to shut down some time in the past two months as workers fall ill, prompting a 25% drop in pork production capacity, 10% for beef, driving up wholesale too.es even as demand shoots up, in southern califo, albertson's and other chains are now limiting sales of pork, chicken, and beef to discourage what they call "panic buying." >> look at this lady here. she's-- she's buying-- look, show her. you can hold up all your chicken that you've got. te reporter: stew leonard, jr. says chicken sales at his grocery chain outside new york are up 300% from last year, but he doesn't want to charge more. if your costs goes up, you're not going to have any choice but to raise prices. >> yeah, you know, what? you raise prices, but, you know, everybody usually goes up a p

with the packers and software division to look into the volatility in the market and secretary perdue. and other anti-competitive activities. in the surrounding state and the nation's food supply system in compliance with th the centers r disease control prevention and occupational safety administration guidance and operation starting today.tion starting no discussion of the challenges facing the farmers b right now would be complete without discussing biofuels. ethanol produced to serve as a buyout with significant amount of american corn and disloyal that adds value to each bushel. the demand for fuel has decreased as a result of the pandemic ethanol and bio diesel operations have come off-line. and they are no longer buying out the normal amounts of corn and soybean oil. this has significantly diminished the market for theor farmers. there've rightfully been able to focus on the oil and gas companies that are taking to seo make a facing the record was as if the equally difficult supply problem driven by the saudi russian price for. hard-working americans in these companies that hav

agriculture secretary sonny perdue says we've turned a corner after dozens of meatpacking plants were forced to close because of virus outbreaks. he expects supplies to improve in stores within ten days. shortages have been fueling price hikes. packs of ground beef in miami are selling for $11. several processing plants are restarting production today including the smithfield facility in south dakota closed for nearly a month. a major pork plant in iowa is also resuming limited production. local leaders say they're satisfied with new safety precautions. >> i am hoping that the measures that are put in place right now by the company will be able to mitigate any potential risk for the workers in our community. >> reporter: meanwhile, in nebraska coronavirus cases are on the rise. one of the heardest hit areas is home to a meat plant. >>> in georgia, protesters are demanding justice as state investigators look into the deadly shooting of an unarmed black man who was out jogging. video showing the death of ahmaud arbery has sparked outrage. the 25-year-old was confronted by a father and s

eastern, more from perdue university remaking american history conference with the panel between violence and u.s. political change from the time of the american revolution to present day. watch american history tv tonight and over the weekend on c-span3. >>> sculpture david adickes created 42 giant busts of american presidents for williamsburg, virginia, president's park that opened in 2004. after the park closed in 2010, the statues were transported to private property where they have been decaying ever since. we met photographer, author and storyteller john flashal who leads walking tours at the site where the statues are located. >>> so you are now currently on the property of mr. howard hankins, a business owner of hamilton road materials. it's an industrial recycling area. mr. hankins owned as much as 600 acres here and partitioned off a couple hundred acres to the nearby golf course. and this is a small sliver of what's remaining of the 400 acres. the significance of that he was involved, partially involved in the creation of the original presidents park, a tourist site 12 miles fr

one example today secretary perdue together with ivanka trump launched the farmers and families food box program which will provide $3 million to help small farmers and it will be helping farmers, , ranchers butt will be bringing food to some of the food lines and some of the food kitchens that you have been seen on television. and i said why are we doing that with all of this tremendous reproduced by our farmers and our ranchers? so we will be buying $3 billion worth of that food, way for everybody. i key feature of our reopening plan is the largest and most ambitious testing system in the world, by far. america is now conducting close to 350,000 test per day, and unthinkable number just a short while ago. more than anybody in the world by far suggesting many states now have access testing capacity to monitor for new outbreaks. florida, many of the state that so much testing, the testers are way for people to show up. it's great. another essential pillar of our strategy to keep america open is the development of effective treatments and vaccines as quickly as possible. want to see i

for example today secretary perdue together with ivanka trump launched the farmers and families food box program which will provide $3 billion to help small farmers and it will be helping farmers, ranchers but it will be bringing food to some of the food lines and some of the food kitchens you've been seeing on television and i said why are we doing that? we have all this tremendous food produced by our farmers and our ranchers so we're going to be buying $3 billion worth of that food, great for everybody. farmers, ranchers and the people that need great food. a key feature of our reopening is the largest and most ambitious testing system in the world by far. america is now conducting close to three hundred 50,000 tests per day, and unthinkable number of short while ago. more than anybody in the world by far suggesting many states now have access testing capacity to monitor the new outbreaks. florida, many other states have so much testing. the testers are waiting for people to show up. another essential pillar of our strategy to keep america open is thedevelopment of effective treat

day talk was part of a two perdue university conference called "remaking american political history." jaime:

this president has never shown any interest in protecting workers, he's betrayed workers, secretary perdueourse, the bidding of the large meatpacking plants, no regard for food safety, no regard for worker safety. >> let me put up what is in the heroes act that the house of representatives has passed. a trillion dollars to state and local governments, hazard pay for essential workers, $75 billion for virus testing. $175 billion for rent and mortgage utility assistance, additional money for the u.s. postal service, second round of direct payments of 1200 per person. i think most of our viewers would want those things done. it is not moved as of yet in the senate. but what mitch mcconnell has vowed to do is to end the enhanced unemployment benefits. mitch mcconnell promised house republicans on wednesday that the beefed up unemployment benefits enacted earlier this spring will not be in the next bill. will people who are on unemployment continue to get those benefits? >> of course they should. it is not like the economy -- its people are wanting to sit home and collect unemployment benefits,

the role of omb director and someone with the experience you're pointing out at perdue. >> next timee'll get back to talking about north korea. >> indeed. we will indeed. >>> i also want to talk about the states that have been hardest hit by covid-19. a plan to fund those states is co-sponsored by new jersey representative that joins me next. joins me next robinhood believes now is the time to do money. without the commission fees. so, you can start investing today wherever you are - even hanging with your dog. so, what are you waiting for? download now and get your first stock on us. robinhood. your graduation may look different... but it does not change how far you've come... or how far you'll go. congratulations, class of 2020! >>> the coronavirus pandemic has ravaged state budgets across the country with revenues plummeting, as local economies grind to a halt. look at the snapshot showing state tax revenue in april this year compared to last year. governors are now warning of drastic cuts, layoffs for teachers, first responders. but mitch mcconnell and president trump both are sa

for example, today secretary perdue, together with ivanka trump, launched the farmers and families foodgram which will provide $3 billion to help small farmers, and it will help farmers, ranchers, but it will bring in food to some of the food lines and some of the food kitchens that you have been seeing on television. i said why are we doing that? we have all of this tremendous food produced by our farmers and ranchers. so we will be buying $3 billion of food for everybody, farmers and ranchers and people that need great food. a key feature of our reopening plan is the largest and most ambitious testing system in the world, by far. america is now conducting close to 350,000 tests per day, an unthinkable number a short while ago. more than anybody in the world by far, suggesting many states now have access testing capacity to monitor the new outbreaks -- florida, many other states have so much testing, the testers are waiting for people to show up. rate. another is central pillar of our strategy to keep america open is the development of effective treatments and vaccines as quickly as po

i talked to yang chen, a researchers at perdue university, after that animation of how a cough travels through an airplane and he said the only way to really make travelers safe while flying is to have 100% mask compliance. this is happening in the absence of any requirement from the federal government, kate. >> mask up needs to be the new mantra for everything, especially flying. pete, thank you for that reporting. back to cristina alesci, with this reporting about the ford plant in chicago, one day after reopening the plant forced to shut down operations temporarily. what is happening? >> reporter: that's right. and this underscores how difficult it is going to be and touch and go it will be for companies to reopen. so in chicago the company said that it is instituting a policy where employees were getting temperatures checked and anyone exhibiting symptoms or a high temperature would have to undergo testing. two employees tested positive. the company shut down that chicago plant for the evening and reopened it today and then just today moments before going on air, i confirmed with t

majority, but 35 seats are up this year and in georgia is trying to defeat incumbent senator david perduetaking aim at those in charge. >> they will be judging the whole of government response. was the white house's denial of this threat in january and february while it festered that but the country on the back foot both in terms of the public health response, the testing, and the economic response. >> the equipment has made in the usa. >> one advantages constituency politicians in action responding to arguably the biggest crisis in their lifetime on their behalf. touts his work across the aisle with the democratic governor jared polis. one g.o.p. strategist who helped senator joni ernst get elected in 2014 suggested the key for senators on the ballot is to understand the big problems back home and then fight to fix them in washington. >> i want to make this all about my home state, so for every senator, that might be different but you look at what do iowans need right now and that might be support for the add community or for meat-packers. you are looking at what does colorado need right

he's going back, perdue. big school, fantastic. they're going back. we have to go back.ve to go back. and whatever it is. i would say, with the exception of teachers at a certain age, maybe they should wait until this thing passes. it will pass. you know, it's going to pass. and a lot of people say we have to get the vaccine. well, certainly we do. we have to get therapeutics. i'd rather have right now therapeutics that make people better. that's where remdesivir is very good. bret: you talked about hydroxychloroquine for a while. >> i still do. bret: there were studies that came out that questioned the cardiac tie. >> one study. one study. but there were studies that came out that say it's very good too. and i'll tell you what. i've had three case in the last -- calls in the last three days, four days of people that took it and they're giving it credit for saving their lives. and other -- you know, other countries are using it. they're bragging about it. you look at their numbers. here's what we've been reduced to in this country. the democrats, the radical left, whatev

. >> harris: well, and you heard the secretary, sonny perdue, department of agriculture, just talking about the nature of the president focusing on this. carley, i promise we'll let you next time. we will scoot to a break. president trump headed to capitol hill. he said that at the end of his remarks. if you are watching, you heard him say it. he's going to attend the center republican party luncheon. he could make fresh remarks after that, and will keep an eye on capitol hill and bring you the news as it happens. plus, investigating the investigators in the russia probe. the broad authority senator lindsey graham is seeking to question former obama administration officials. and, whether republicans will get the answers they are looking for. stay close. ♪ the guitar intro to your favorite song. the roar of a racecar. a secret whispered in your ear. a good joke. at eargo we believe in hearing life to the fullest. but we also believe in tuning out. tuning out the confusion, the news, the fear, the noise. tune into your loved ones. we promise that the world and all of its beautiful sound

agriculture secretary sonny perdue has just said that meat processing plants in the united states willfully back up in a week to ten days. that is, of course, sparking a lot of concern because they have become hot zones for mass coronavirus outbreaks among the workers. president trump apparently then followed up just minutes after that by saying he has asked the justice department, and let me just put it how the president put it, he's asked the justice department to quote, look into disparities related to the meat supply. we need to wait on getting more context of what that actually means, but he also said the fast food chain wendy's is going to be quote, okay, in regard to its beef supply. we just reported when we talked to pat brown of impossible foods that wendy's for a time has temporarily had to, of all things, take burgers off the menu because they didn't have enough ground beef. >>> every day, companies are now revealing, in some cases updating how long their work-from-home arrangements for their employees will last. microsoft has just announced it will now allow employees to wo

. >> agriculture secretary sonny perdue saying plants should be back up in ten days seizing meat shortages felt everywhere. on the origins of the virus, secretary of state mike pompeo today again pointing fingers at china, though there still remains no smoking gun. >> we don't have certainty and there is significant evidence this came from the laboratory, those statements can both be true. >> president trump weighed in on dr. rick bright who yesterday filed a whistle-blower complaint on what he called political cronyism and the department of health and human services. >> i did not hear good things about him at all and to me he seems like a disgruntled employee that's trying to help the democrats win on election. >> he scheduled to testify before the house energy and commerce committee next thursday, the senate minority leader saying today he also wants to see bright before the senate. >> president trump seems unwilling and unable to handle the truth. and it is hurting our country. each and every day. >> on the topic of reopening, i asked president trump about new projections that suggest c

the republican senator in georgia david perdue said georgia is in play this cycle. a democrat has not won georgia since 1992 for president. you see what is going on. i think this november things will change. this november, donald trump and the gop could pay a dear price. >> that's interesting, jen, if one were to make a decision not to choose the data, at one point the cdc on march 6th, trump was saying everybody who needs a test could get a test. back then the actual coronavirus test. not the antibody test. we are still not in a position where everybody who needs a coronavirus test can get a test in the united states. had he relied on the science, his political prospects would have been better. maybe we would not be headed for as deeper a recession or not as many people infected. there would not be as many people dead. >> absolutely. this is the undoing of donald trump. he is always his worst enemy. he is incompetent at bottom. he has an incurious mind. the social distancing and stay-at-home orders were necessary because that was the only alternative left. we could

agriculture secretary sonny perdue agreed. >> will make sure there's been no collusion or criminal activity there. >> the ceo for the north american meat institute which represents 95% of meat production in the u.s. said it will cooperate. the north american meat institute will continue to work with the administration to ensure that markets operate in a fair and transparent manner. senator cramer says there's something that doesn't make sense when the price of the crater goes down but the price of the end product goes up. the guys in the middle control the price. bret, back to you. >> bret: mike tobin in chicago. thanks. let's talk about feeding people. jose andres is the chef and restaurant owner, founder of world central kitchen. thank you for being here. we appreciate it. >> thank you for having me. >> bret: i want to brag on your group, world central kitchen as of may 3rd, more than 4.5 million fresh meal served. 200 cities, 30 u.s. states and territories, ten cities in spain. it's a job to feed people during this time. talk about it, if you would. >> well, we saw a very early on that t

for example today secretary perdue together with the ivanka trump launched the farmers and families. food box program which will provide billion to help small farmers. will be helping farmers ranchers, but it will be bring in food too. some of the food lines and some of the food kitchens that you've been seeing on television. and i said why are we doing that we have all of this tremendous food produced by our farmers or ranchers. and so we're going to be buying billion worth of that food great for everybody are farmers or ranchers and the people that the great food. a key feature of our reopening plan is the largest and most ambitious testing system in the world by far. america is now conducting close to 350,000 tests per day an unthinkable number just a short while ago. more than anybody in the world by far suggesting many states now have excess testing capacity to monitor. for new outbreaks florida. many other states have so much testing they the testers are waiting for people to show up it's great. another essential pillar of our strategy to keep america open is the development of

. >> taking on david perdue.challenger, he is able to criticize those in office. >> it was the white house's denial of this threat while it festered that put the company on the back foot both in terms of the public health response, the testing, and the economic response. >> november's election will be a referendum of the federal government handling. one g.o.p. strategist advises focus on the big challenges back home. >> we look at what do we need right now? might be support for meat-packers. looking at what does colorado need right now? you want to localize this election and stay really focused on what your state needs and then go to washington. >> with so much uncertainty right now, the senate majority could be up for grabs. dana. >> dana: all right. exciting times. mike emanuel, thank you. >> you're going to hear there is a pond on the other side of my property with a lot of canadian geese. that is what they are about. i don't know who's phone that is. the scale of the loss is staggering. is it incompetence? co

trump and secretary sonny perdue have announced farmers to family food program to help those farmers and those in need. they are doing everything they can to look for ways to build the country up, while the democrats and the media are looking for every way they can to destroy and tear the president down. and i think the american people notice and they are frustrated, and that is why they love this president. >> sean: i think you should run for governor of arkansas. i'm just saying. a good observation. >> we have a great governor who is doing a great job, thanks, sean. >> sean: sarah sanders coming up the countdown continues. yes, the ever forgetful joe biden hiding in his basement. wait until you hear the absolutely ridiculous nickname for trump. i mean, it is so dumb, it is beyond dumb. worse than dumb. straight ahead. ♪ and non-24 can make me show up too early... or too late. or make me feel like i'm not really "there." talk to your doctor, and call 844-234-2424. confident financial plans, calming financial plans, complete financial plans. they're all possible with a cfp® professio